Housekeeper, Maintenance​/Cleaning

Job Description

We are currently searching for a Housekeeper to fill a full‑time, benefited position.

Housekeeper cleans and services patient rooms, shower rooms, bathrooms, patient lobbies, admitting areas, and offices; cleans, mops, and dusts furniture and equipment; cleans window sills; empties trash; arranges furniture in an orderly fashion; scours showers, sinks, and mirrors; replenishes supplies of soap, paper products, and towels; polishes and cleans doors and windows; receives supplies from the receiving dock and places them in storage cupboards.

Bags up soiled laundry and places it in laundry bins for the commercial laundry service. Performs a variety of duties to keep the hospital in a clean, neat, and sanitary condition in accordance with state and federal regulations.

Housekeeper, Full Time, $17.13 - 19.00/hr DOE, Great Benefits.

Must be able to work at both Portola and Loyalton campuses.

• Cleans/disinfects patient, employee, and public restrooms appropriately.
• Mops floors of assigned areas in accordance with standard procedure.
• Cleans/disinfects patient rooms appropriately.
• Properly uses fluid/water extractor.
• Transports, stores, and/or disposes of bio‑hazardous waste and sharp containers properly.
• Replaces sharp containers when 3/4 full according to hospital guidelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge of proper color liners to use when a patient is on isolation.
• Picks up and disposes of trash on a routine basis.
• Labels all chemical containers and spray bottles properly and stores them safely when not in use.
• Removes adhesives/tapes left on patient furniture or equipment (TV, bedside tables, IV poles, etc.) and properly cleans/disinfects patient furniture.
• Maintains and replaces paper goods (seat covers, toilet paper, paper towel) and hand sanitizers along with hand soap in all areas.
• Organizes and cleans assigned housekeeping cart.
• Maintains cleanliness and appropriate inventory level of housekeeping storage closet.
• Keeps mop bucket and/or container clean.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred but not required.
• The housekeeper should have the ability to read and write and be able to follow simple verbal instructions.
• Six months experience with similar work experience preferred, but not essential.

• Must know how to use common household cleaning devices such as brooms, mops, rags, etc. to keep areas clean and well serviced.
• Must be alert to hazards.
• Must become familiar with MSDS sheets.
• Must have rudimentary understanding of Title 8 Life Safety regulations as it relates to environmental services.

• Repetitive bending, frequently stand, walk, push, and pull equipment and furnishings; reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel and crouch.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds and push at least 50 pounds (on wheels).
• Occasional ladder climbing.
• Mops, brooms, microfiber cloths, chemicals, dust rags, etc.